歐美研究所圖書館Library of the Institute of European and American Studies
王秋華Chiu-Hwa Wang
王秋華為臺灣戰後第一代女性建築師，也是首位以建築師身分獲得「國家文藝獎」的女性。她在美國完成建築教育，回台前在紐約古德曼建築師事務所工作並成為合夥人。1979年回台後設計了多座具代表性的圖書館，有「臺灣圖書館之母」之譽。
王建築師認為建築最終不離人與環境間的關係。她將地面層挑空處理，化解基地旁四分溪可能引發水患之風險，也增添了漂浮的現代感。為了回應物理環境，歐美所採用雙層屋頂與雙層牆面以降熱，西側研究室外牆旋轉30度面向西北做為研究隔間，既可隔絕西曬又可引入自然光，量體忠實反映室內空間需求，形成造型上的高低錯落。
空間格局上，因應設置大演講廳的需求，將主入口偏移中軸線，東側為書庫，西側有辦公及研究空間，南側為服務空間，中為大型演講廳，所有機能如四合院般圍塑。室內在天花上使用的甘蔗板，和木材地板都是從建成當時便持續使用至今，歷經50年仍維持良好狀態。
手繪手稿、老影像由國立臺灣博物館提供。
Architect Chiu-Hwa Wang was a member of Taiwan's first generation of female architects and the first woman to receive a National Award for Arts for architecture. She completed her architectural education in the United States and worked at the New York studio of American architect Percival Goodman, where she eventually became a partner. After returning to Taiwan in 1979, she designed multiple libraries, earning the title "Mother of Taiwan's Libraries."
Architect Wang believed that architecture ultimately concerns the relationship between people and their environment. Facing a site beside the Sifen River, she elevated the ground floor to prevent flooding, creating a sense of floating modernity. To respond to the physical climate, the building employs double-layer roofing and double-layer walls for heat reduction. The west-facing research room exterior wall rotates 30 degrees toward the northwest to create study compartments that block the intense western sun while allowing natural light in. The interior space requirements are faithfully reflected in the building mass, creating a staggered design with varying heights.
In terms of spatial layout, the main entrance is positioned off-center. The east houses the library, the west contains offices and research spaces, the south provides service spaces and the central is the large lecture hall. All functions are arranged courtyard-style with clear spatial organization. The interior's sugarcane board ceiling and timber floors have been preserved from the original construction and remain excellently maintained after 50 years.
